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The Reagan WingHearin lies the real heart of Washington State Republicans. Doug Parris runs this red-meat social conservative group site which bars no holds when it comes to saying who they are and who they're not; what they believe and what they don't; who their friends are and where the rest of the Republicans can go. Well-written, and flaming.

Morris claimed that R’s will win in 9 senate races across the country (including, dubiously, Barbara Boxer’s) then come to Washington to add No. 10 with perennial candidate Rossi. “It’s going to be the key race in the country. […] he’s the one who can defeat Murray.”

Nobody else got the Tuesday scoop, or wanted it except Carla (who gets what she pleases at KOMO). Dem Chair Dwight Pelz dismissed Morris and the Patty is vulnerable.

Did Johnson get Morris from an interview by a Fisher talk host or news reporter? No, she was given it from Radio Free Washington, before it was broadcast or posted on the web. We clamored to find RFA on the dial and found to be a podcast from the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, the well-fed, right-wing, Washington State political “watchdog” PAC (Pain in the Ass Conservatives) who’s posing as a media outlet these days.

The Morris interview was conducted by our friend, Scott “The Piper” Sinclair (whose business card reads, “Journalist”) and a guy named Steve with an unfortunate laugh.

Through Carleen, the hard right EFF has a direct line onto the news casts on KOMOand KVI.

As always, Morris is pulling his "inside information" out of his formidable backside: some premature polls; ignorance of recent developments (such as last week’s withdrawal of Chris Widener from the race) and the fact that Rossi simply hasn’t announced or raised any money as of this late date. (With 2 statewide losses, we, and many others doubt he'll make another grueling state wide run. Many state Republicans are hoping he'll give someone else's neck a chance on Murray's chopping block).

Dori Monson (KIRO m-f, 12-3p) gave Morris a lap dance today, and got the same soundbites. Always directionally mindful of political gusts, Morris is selling his new book 'splainin’ how to rid the nation of the subversive Congress and ultimately the tyrannical schvartz in the White House.

This was a re-tred of what Morris said in February- except then he decreed Murray would “likely” be whipped by wealthy unknown Bellingham businessman, Paul Aker, who buys his way onto KGMI (Saturdays, 8-9a) with a show, The American Innovator, a self-serving droner in which thumps his own company).

Pardon us for a moment while we shoot the messenger. Not hard with the fatuous, sleaze-bag Dick Morris- he’s the wrongest man in politics. He’s been wrong so many times, his prophetics are viewed in reverse by real political flacks and hacks. If Dick says it’s so… it probably ain’t. If Morris says it’ll hoppen… usually, it turns to wha’ hoppen???

His soothsaying always synchs with a book release. “Hillary Clinton is your next president,” he told Hannity twice a week during 2007-8 as he tub-thumped his latest Clinton-bashing screedo. His major re-group when Hillary lost the primary was unremarked by him or his conservative media cohorts.

He’s ubiquitously and fatly on Fox News and other conservative media to
sell his product line, predicting with insider cynicism and great
authority what the low-information audiences wants to happen.

He’s always touted as Bill Clinton’s political genius, even though he left the administration in total moral, ethical and professional disarray (if not undress). He then conveniently got all conservative and began a vendetta against the Clintons.

If you don't know that after all these years, you don't know Dick. Why
does anyone listen to him?

The moral outrage crowd like the EFF, the GOP, Billo Reilly, Dori Monson, Michael Medved, Sean Hannity are conveniently blind to the plain guile of this dishonorable, self-indulgent, poop-snade.

Maybe it's because their dittohead audiences are always eager to be fed like Périgord ducks, and they're too busy and greedy devouring the fat livers to entertain the integrity it would take to disconnect from the man.

Comments

I've advised Mr Rossi to cease and desist in pursuing the Senate race, because I don't think he has a reasonable chance of defeating Sen Murray.
While I'm sure Mr Rossi is an astute businessperson, he just doesn't rise (or should I say sink to the level of astute politician. He is not good at debating and he is not good at rallying the energy of the constituency. Ms Murray is likewise a bit deficient at debate, but she has a track record that will be embellished come heavy campaign time - and her friendly relationship with our military personnel will be positively expounded to the max. I similarly so advised Mr Rossi last time around, but he didn't listen to me...may be this time he will. He should.
Focus on your profession and your beautiful family Sir Dino and don't subject yourself to yet another humiliating defeat which would certainly indelibly imprint you as the proverbial 'also-ran' candidate henceforth.
Take my advice Dino, do not run - and announce that SOON - to fairly give the other's time to build up a head of steam.

Dino Rossi always keeps looking behind him like he's in a witness protection program. Weasely. Could never trust him. Glad to have a nutbuster as Guv, in these hard times. She won't run again, she'll leave it for Jay Inslee.

Where are all the usual righties today? How come you aren't sticking up for your man Dick Morris? Maybe he's like that ugly gal you fuck but won't be seen in public with. Don't blame you on this one. He's a real troll.

Forget Dino. He ran an abyssal campaign in '08. If anyone has a chance to dethrone the woman responsible for the "business suit with running shows" look, it will be Rossi's former desk-mate in the State Senate, Don Benton. Latest poll has him within 2 pts of Murray.

Morris may be subject to ridicule, but credit him a lot with making Clinton's presidency the success it was - Morris was the teflon coating that helped Clinton's approval rating stay in the high 60's during the impeachment debacle and it really never went down after that. Part of this was Clinton himself being crafty and a political animal.

All of the liberals who stop in should remember the real history as opposed to the revisionist history you'all love to concoct.

OH MY GOD! Seriously, guys: is that a Photoshop job, or are those really Dick Morris's teeth?! It's enough to send one running to Michelle Malkin's vagina.

How could anyone who's an ultra high net worth person have such a gruesome grill?

Compared to him, I am terribly poor, and hell I'd take out 29% advances on my credit cards or maybe even put myself out on front street, offering to suck the toes of porcine poltical consultants with penchants for triangulation...anyways, the man should seriously invest in Lumineers, knock off generic veneers, Teeth-By-Tonite, or even good-old fashioned china clippers.

Dick Morris:

A face made for radio, a voice made for print, and whose textual output oft induces ipecac like effects.

haha Tiger haha Tiger. got your U.S. Open number of strokes underpar record smashed by four strokes, WHILE YOU SAT OUT WITH INJURIES. unlike Monson i dont wish injury upon you- get well soon So Rory Mc Ilroy can beat you one on one. Why my hatred toward Tiger? He's a bum and an a-hole who let Fuzzy Zeller's career go down in a frenzy of press and media attacks for a stupid thopughtless comment. He knew Zeller wasn't a racist and could have saved him by sticking up for him, but ht was silent and let Zeller twist in the wind. Rory is the new Tiger now. gOT YOUR ASS HANDED TO YOU IN ABSENTIA TODAY, TIGER.

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